Is it just me, or is everyone required to continuously activate their "boxed versions" of Adobe software?

Question

Before this ASININE copyright-protocol activation bull@#$% was repeatedly inflicted upon me, I had an idea that Adobe was a good company. I now see just how far out of touch they REALLY are with their customers. I ask you, who in their right mind would require a customer, who has already purchased the item(s) in question (the "boxed versions" of Adobe Photoshop - Premiere Elements 13 and Lightroom 5), to go on continuously validating their purchase(s) in order to continue using the same? This sort of paranoid behavior is tantamount to the receipt checker at Walmart repeatedly calling you at home, demanding that you fax your receipt over to Walmart, or else they'll prevent you access to the item(s) that you purchased; e.g., "No, no, no, Mr. Smith, you can't go on using that lawnmower, you didn't fax us the receipt!" And to add unmitigated insult to these repeated injuries, Adobe makes the proverbial hoop-jumping circus poodle appear indolent compared to their procedure(s) required in order to activate, and then re-activate, the customer's own property, i.e., Adobe's software program(s). That being said, is there ANYONE out there who knows how to activate these programs once and for all?

Answer 1

While it is not likely just you, it is definitely not everyone.  Try searching the forums for this issue - it has appeared before.